The mutation rate on the Y-chromosome matters for estimating the time-to-the-most-recent-
common-ancestor (TMRCA, ie haplogroup age) in population genetics, as well as for …

The presence of large and near-identical inverted repeat sequences (called palindromes) is
a common feature of the constitutively haploid sex chromosomes of different species …

Background Recent genome studies of modern and ancient samples have proposed that
Native Americans derive from a subset of the Eurasian gene pool carried to America by an …

Human Y chromosome haplogroup J1-M267 is a common male lineage in West Asia. One
high-frequency region—encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, southern Mesopotamia, and …

Background Little is known about the peopling of the Sahara during the Holocene climatic
optimum, when the desert was replaced by a fertile environment. Results In order to …

Objectives We investigated the genetic history of southern African populations with a special
focus on their paternal history. We reexamined previous claims that the Y‐chromosome …

Abstract Long Terminal Repeats (LTRs) are nearly identical DNA sequences found at either
end of Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs). The high sequence similarity that exists …

About one-quarter of the euchromatic portion of the male-specific region of the human Y
chromosome consists of large duplicated sequences that are organized in eight …

The male-specific region of the human Y chromosome (MSY) is characterized by the lack of
meiotic recombination and it has long been considered an evolutionary independent region …

The most frequent Y-chromosomal (chrY) haplogroups in northern and eastern Europe
(NEE) are well-known and thoroughly characterised. Yet a considerable number of men in …